HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I think being 67 is something to laugh about; the older I get the more there is.



GAMES FOR WHEN WE ARE OLDER

1. Sag, you're It.
2. Hide and go pee.
3. 20 questions shouted into your good ear.
4. Kick the bucket
5. Red Rover, Red Rover, the nurse says Bend Over.
6. Musical recliners.
7. Simon says something incoherent.
8. Pin the Toupee on the bald guy

OLD IS WHEN:
1. Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.
2. You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.
3. Getting a little action means I don't need fiber today.
4. Getting lucky means you find your car in the parking lot.
5. An all-nighter means not getting up to pee!


IS SHE REALLY ASLEEP?

I'm Pocahantas!

You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Vacation on Siesta Key

I just spent a week on Siesta Key with my two daughters and their families. We stayed in a two bedroom Condo which was really nice.
What fun! Walking every morning on the beach and watching the sun rise was inspiring. The storms which came and went in about 20 minutes were the result of the hurricane in the gulf. Waves were often above my head and the troughs left me in knee high water. I had to time my exit from the Gulf so I wouldn't be knocked over.

We visited Turtle Beach (has artificial sand!)

Gasparilla island

and Sanibel/Captiva.

Thomas Edison's summer home is in Fort Myers but no tourists are allowed inside if it is raining. There is a huge banyan tree on the grounds that was to Edison by Harvey Firestone.

At night the kids would play while we worked on jigsaw puzzles - a totally mindless activity which is addicting.
We stopped at a burger joint on Sanibel called Cheeburger Cheeburger. They had something like 1000 flavors of milk shakes and a challenge for Jamie - the one pound cheese burger. If he ate it he got his picture taken and placed on the wall of fame. Best of all the played 50's music. Deanna definitely did not like my singing "yip, yip, yip, yip, boom, boom, boom get a job" to her.
I should have the rest of the pictures from the vacation posted on my travels Blog soon.

THE TWO BEST SPORTING EVENTS EVER!

No one would ever accuse me of being an avid sports fan. Not even close. However, I am obsessively watching the Olympics - Particularly the swimming but also the beach vollyball, diving, gymnastics et. al. Last night I watched one of the two best sporting events I have ever seen. It was the men's 4 X 100 freestyle relay. Seeing these 4 athletes do what everyone said was impossible - beat the French team -was amazing. There was only, now get this, .008 of a second difference in first and second place. As much as I like Phelps, Jason Lezak was the hero of that team catching up and beating a swimmer everyone said no-one could beat. If you haven't seen the race be sure and watch it! One of these two links ought to work - just cut and paste.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html?videoid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0811_hd_swb_hl_l0194




While I'm at it and since I mentioned two spectacular sporting events - the other one is the 1956 World Series. The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3. Don Larsen pitched a perfect game (Game 5); Mickey Mantle made a spectacular running catch in game 5; players included Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle,Roy Campanella, Don Drysdale, Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. It was a wonderfully exciting world series for a young girl just beginning to like sports.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNOR AND WYATT

"TAGGED"

My daughter-in-law, Megan, did this "tag" a while ago and challenged anyone who wanted to be tagged to join in. Now she has posted two more tags - I'm so behind. Here is the first one.

50 years ago (1958) I was a senior in high school and teaching swimming during the summer. Roland and I met in Civics class.

40 years ago (1968) Living in Starkville, Mississippi – Roland working on his Doctorate and I worked for USDA as a biological research tech. I was married to Roland, had two sons Donnie (a.k.a. Ten Bears) and Brady. I became a conspiracy theorist as a result of the Kennedy assassination.

30 years ago (1978) our 6 member family lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Roland was working for Unisys Corp – at that time it may have been called Sperry. Roland and I had been baptized in the LDS Church

20 years ago (1988) we had moved to Florida. Roland was traveling a lot and I was thinking about going to graduate school. Donnie had joined the Army, Brady had served on a mission and Holly and Kelly were on the synchronized swimming team.

10 years ago (1998) Kelly and Jamie were married, we went to Hawaii for Brady and Megan’s sealing, and Roland had triple bypass surgery. Deana was born during this decade as was Connor and Ciara. Roland changed his address several times and this is when my thinking he was a spy really solidified.

5 years ago (2003) Roland died following a two year struggle. I miss you, Roland.


5 Things on my “to do list”
1. Weed the front flower bed. (this won’t happen any time soon)
2. Wash the windows in my office and dining area..
3. Buy some shoes.
4. Get rid of all the items I haven’t used in a year.
5. File.

5 Foods I enjoy
1. Peanut butter
2. Shrimp
3. Holly’s white gazpacho.
4. Homemade oatmeal cookies
5. Almost any Hors doeuvres – did I spell that right?

5 things I would do if I became a billionaire.
1. Establish huge trust funds for each member of my family.
2. Buy a residence on a Cruise Line.
3. Establish a facility to house women and children who need housing.
4. Financially back a political cause and/or politician I trust. – Would have to find one first.
5. Establish a self sustaining fund for awarding grants for worthy causes.

5 Places I have lived
1. All over Louisiana
2. All over Mississippi
3. Winter Haven, Florida
4. Houston, Texas
5. I have never lived alone.

5 Things people don’t know about me.
1. I’m scared of bugs that sting.
2. I’ve always wanted to be able to sing really well.
3. I hate Brussels Sprouts.
4. I’m shy.
5. What my IQ is.

5 joys
1. My Children and their families.
2. Doing my job really well.
3. Walking in a peaceful, beautiful setting.
4. Hearing inspiration when I receive it.
5. Growing in wisdom.

5 Fears
1. One of my children or grandchildren dying before I do.
2. Tornadoes
3. Lightening
4. Stinging bugs
5. Loosing my freedom

5 Obsessions (a compulsions list would be similar)
1. I want to do the driving if I’m with anyone but my children.
2. Good books
3. Relationships
4. Doing professional research
5. Sudoku

I’m passionate about
1. My children and grandchildren
2. Friendships
3. Traveling
4. Spontaneous Humor
5. Honesty

5 Goals
1. Loose the rest of the weight I need to loose.
2. Learn to Manage my own portfolio.
3. Visit the major places I want to visit while I still can manage the physical challenges.
4. Complete my 100 Things list.

5 Things I say
1. &^%^*( (there are a couple of these)
2. Cool
3. I love you.
4. Ya’ll
5. The deal is….

5 Lessons learned
1. God is a loving God
2. Everything is really all right.
3. Taking a victim stance or a power stance doesn’t work for me.
4. It’s absolutely none of my business what other people think of me.
5. Fear is only a fantasy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADYN

This is the happiest little boy in the world. Just looking at his pictures makes me smile. Happy Birthday Bradyn.